This rocket was built before the Mach 1 rocket. It is 2 inches in diameter and has plastic through the wall fins. Single chute recovery. Image above was taken at the IRW2001
The nose cone has the video transmitter built in. There is not much room left after installing the batteries, transmitter, cabling and heical ariel. The Helical was mad quite short to give a wide beam.
The nose cone has the video transmitter built in. There is not much room left after installing the batteries, transmitter, cabling and heical ariel. The Helical was mad quite short to give a wide beam.
In flight video
The first video was done near dusk so the image is very dark. The motor took ages to ignite. It was impressive when it did.
2inch_G40_IRW_2001_1.wmv
2inch_G40_IRW_2001_2.wmv
Ground launch video
2inch_G40_IRW_2001_3.wmv